Tint frosting red. Spoon into the plastic bag, snip tip off 1 bottom corner and pipe outline of apple on top of each cupcake. Pipe frosting within outline to fill, then spread frosting evenly with a small spatula or back of a teaspoon.

Press a Tootsie Roll stem and gumdrop leaf onto each apple.

Worm hole: Insert drinking straw through frosting into cupcake, then remove. Place end of worm into hole.

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